Regents torn over fee hike proposal

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The University of California Board of Regents’ finance committee deadlocked on whether to increase student fees Wednesday after an intense debate about the UC’s budget compact with the governor. It will likely vote on student fee increases today. The finance committee voted 5-5 on the fee proposal, which would raise graduate student […]

Students call public’s attention to outreach cuts

Calling for an end to budget cuts and lamenting declines in access to education and campus diversity, students took the case for outreach to the public Saturday. Outreach programs were cut by 50 percent for the 2003-2004 academic year, and Gov. Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget for 2004-2005 would eliminate all state funds for outreach. In an […]